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To study rare cancers, collaboration is key
In honor of Rare Disease Day on February 28th, we spoke with Professor Stefan Fröhling about his research on rare …
Healthcare providers share insights about GENAYA for young adult cancer patients
In a series of short videos, our specialists share their insights on the GENAYA project. They explain what GENAYA is, …
Predicting therapy success based on gene expression
In addition to Whole Genome Sequencing of DNA, Hartwig Medical Foundation performs Whole Transcriptome Sequencing of RNA. Researcher Marjolein Lansbergen …
Pay attention to the ethical aspects of data sharing
Frank van Wijck, science journalist Eline Bunnik is an associate professor at the Department of Medical Ethics, Philosophy and History of …
Warnyta Minnaard represents patient interests and possibilities
Frank van Wijck, science journalist Warnyta Minnaard has been a member of Hartwig Medical Foundation’s Data Access Board (DAB) since February …
The starting point – always the patient
Frank van Wijck, science journalist Ele Visser is handing over his position as chairman of Hartwig Medical Foundation’s Data Access Board …
As chair of the DAB, Mariska Kool will take a helicopter view
Frank van Wijck, science journalist After the departure of Ele Visser, lawyer Mariska Kool from The Data Lawyers took over …
Breast cancer awareness month
October is the international breast cancer awareness month. Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer, and the …
Screening for T cells that already fight the tumor: Hartwig’s pipeline in practice
By Laura Nederveen In the search for more effective cancer treatments, Alena Gros and her team at Vall d’Hebron Institute …
Join us for an evening of Healthcare Tech innovation with Hartwig Medical Foundation and GCUG
Calling all software developers and tech enthusiasts 🚀 Hartwig Medical Foundation partners with Google Cloud User Group (GCUG) to bring …
Hartwig visit to Jackson Laboratory in Farmington, CT
For interpretation of molecular results, Hartwig relies on the CKB resource that has been developed by The Jackson Laboratory, and …
Catalog makes Hartwig Medical Database easily searchable
Hartwig Medical Foundation maintains a catalog of the Hartwig Medical Database with whole-genome data on full tumor genomes: https://catalog.hartwigmedicalfoundation.nl. The …
Blogs
How do you analyze 8,000 Tumor/Normal genomes in under two months?
It has been a long time coming: Hartwig Medical Foundation has transitioned to the GRCh38 (hg38) reference genome! For years, …
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Medicines Policy must be based on real world data
The recent decision by the National Health Care Institute to re-evaluate expensive cancer medicines in real-world practice is a logical …
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Cancer, a rare disease?
It may come as a surprise to many on this International Rare Disease Day (February 28), that a significant number …
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The knowledge we gather with WGS can bring us a step closer to our goal to find an effective and suitable treatment for every single patient, not based on ‘one size fits all’, but adjusted to the characteristics of the patient and the tumor.